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Select alternate length drawer slides:46981 100# Zinc Over-Travel Drawer Slides - Centerline 757 - 18"44311 100# Zinc Over-Travel Drawer Slides - Centerline 757 - 22"49779 100# Zinc Over-Travel Drawer Slides - Centerline 757 - 24"

Select alternate height Drawer Sides:12237 33⁄8" x 48" Long Birch Drawer Side12245 53⁄8" x 48" Long Birch Drawer Side12252 7" x 48" Long Birch Drawer Side12260 10" x 48" Long Birch Drawer Side

BUILD

Stock Item12229 Drawer Sides, 21⁄2" x 48"63420 Baltic Birch Ply, 1/4" x 24" x 30"38742 Maple, 3/4" x 3" x 24"45953 100# Zinc Over-Travel Drawer Slides - Centerline 757 - 20"30254 #8 x 11⁄4" Square Drive Lube Finished Screws42196 #8 x 2" Round Washer Recex Screw82321 General Finishes EF High Performance Poly Top Coat-Satin

All items subject to changes in availability.

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PULLOUT SHELF PARTS

Front

Back

Side

3/4" x 11⁄2" Drawer Slide Cleat

1/4" Baltic Birch Bottom

Over-Travel Drawer Slide

3/4" x 11⁄2" Drawer Slide Cleat

Over-Travel Drawer Slide

Note: Sides, Front, and Back parts made from Rockler Drawer Side Stock - Various heights available

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d 1. MEASURE THE SHELF SPACE 2. CALCULATE THE SHELF DIMENSIONS

1. This pullout shelf is essentially a shallow drawer that is mounted directly to the bottom of the cabinet or to an existing fi xed shelf in the cabinet. This method elim-inates the need to install clearance spacers to the sides of the cabinet. Only mount pullout shelf to a fi xed shelf or cabinet bottom. First determine how much space you have for the shelf. Measure the distance between any obstructions that the shelf will have to fi t between when opening. This space is most commonly between the door hinges, but it might also be between the face frame stiles (the vertical cabinet face frame pieces). Note: The Drawer Side stock is available in several diff erent heights. Choose the alternative Drawer Side height that best suits your pullout shelf application.

2. The width of the pullout shelf box is calculated by subtracting 23⁄4" from the di-mension measured in Step 1. The 23⁄4" accounts for the thickness of the two drawer slide cleats (11⁄2"), the thickness of the two drawers slides (1"), and an additional 1/4" to provide a little extra space to fi t. The length of the pullout shelf box needs to be less than the interior depth of the cabinet. Typically a pullout shelf is 1" - 2" less than the depth of the cabinet.

Pullout Shelf Box

Drawer Slide

3/4" x 11⁄2" Drawer Slide Cleat

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4. ASSEMBLE THE SHELF BOX

4. Dry assemble the shelf box parts to make sure that they fi t together and the corner joints are tight. Next, apply glue to the grooves in the front, back, and sides. Clamp the parts together and measure diagonally across the corners to make sure that the assembly is square (inset photo). These measurements should be equal. It they are not equal, then adjust the assembly to bring it into square.

3. CALCULATE THE PART DIMENSIONS

3. Use the overall shelf box dimensions (determined in Step 2) to determine the di-mensions of the shelf box parts. The shelf sides are the same as the total length of the shelf. The shelf front and back are the width of the shelf minus the two side thick-nesses (1" total). The bottom panel dimensions are the overall shelf dimensions minus 1/2" off the length and width of the shelf. Cut the front, back and sides to length. Cut the bottom panel to size.

Front

Back

Side

Side

1/4" Plywood Bottom

Side Length = Shelf Box DepthFront and Back Length = Shelf box Width - 1"Bottom Length = Shelf Box Depth - 1/2"Bottom WIdth = Shelf Box Width - 1/2"Drawer Slide Cleats Length = Side Length

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6. MOUNT THE DRAWER SLIDES

6. Rip 11⁄2" wide strips of 3/4" stock to use as the drawer slide cleats. Cut the cleats to the same length as the shelf box sides (see Step 3). Align the bottom edge of the drawer slide fl ush with the bottom edge and front edge of the cleat. Then attach the drawer slides to the cleats with the screws included with the drawer slides. Next, remove the drawer slide extension from the drawer slide. Align the bottom edge of the drawer slide extension fl ush with the bottom and front edges of the shelf box sides. Attach the slide extension to the shelf box side with the screws included with the drawer slide (inset photo).

5. With the box still in the clamps, use a pilot and countersink bit to drill pilot and countersunk holes through the sides and into the front and back at each corner. Fasten the sides to the front and back with #8 x 11⁄4" screws (inset photo).

5. FASTEN THE SIDES TO THE FRONT AND BACK

Drawer Slide Cleat

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8. INSTALL THE PULLOUT SHELF IN THE CABINET

8. Center the pullout shelf assembly in the cabinet. In this case we positioned the front edge fl ush with the front edge of the cabinet bottom, but you may need to position your shelf to allow for door clear-ance. Drive #8 x 2” screws in the clearnace holes to attach the shelf.

7. Reassemble the drawer slides to connect the box with the cleats. Then drill two 3/16”-diameter clearance holes through the top of the drawer slide cleats. Place a piece of scrap wood under the cleat when drilling to act as a backer board and help prevent tearout.

7. DRILL CLEARANCE HOLES THROUGH CLEATS

Scrap Wood Backer Board

Drawer Slide Cleat

Pullout Shelf Box

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